The relationship between typical dreams and mental health of residents in village-in-city

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to explore the relationship between typical dreams and the mental health of residents in village-in-city. Methods: This study used the Chinese version of the Typical Dreams Questionnaire and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) to investigate the mental health status and typical dream themes of 1,190 residents recruited through random sampling from a village-in-city in Xi'an. Correlation analysis, t-test, and binary regression analysis were performed on the data using SPSS 24.0. Results: The five most frequent dream themes among residents in the village-in-city were ''falling''; ''school, teacher, study''; ''being chased but not physically injured''; ''enjoying delicious food''; and ''repeatedly trying to do something,'' in the given order. The most frequent dream theme with negative SCL-90 factors was ''falling'' and with positive SCL-90 factors was ''school, teacher, study.'' Typical dreams on different themes were significantly correlated with SCL-90 factors. The theme of ''enjoying delicious food'' was not significantly associated with most factors in SCL-90.

Keywords

• Village-in-city
• Typical dream
• Mental health
• SCL-90